Hamilton Joes
| Hamilton Joes | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League | Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League |
| Location | Hamilton, Ohio |
| Ballpark | Foundation Field |
| Year founded | 2009 |
| Nickname(s) | Joes |
| League championships | 2010, 2016 |
| Colors | Red, black, yellow |
| Manager | Adam Grissom |
| General Manager | Darrel Grissom |
| Media | Hamilton Journal News |
| Website | hamiltonjoes |
The Hamilton Joes (Baseball Club) is a collegiate summer baseball team that competes in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL), which is one of eight leagues formed under the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball (NACSB). (The NACSB is responsible for other high-profile leagues such as the Cape Cod Baseball League.) The club was named after Cincinnati Reds baseball player and broadcaster Joe Nuxhall. The club's name is also a tribute to his legacy of giving to the community.
Hamilton, along with nine other teams between Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, use wood-bats, just as in professional baseball. The GLSCL is one of only nine leagues throughout the United States to do so. The use of wood bats in summer baseball leagues gives top collegiate baseball players the opportunity to hone their skills, and showcase their talents and abilities in front of scouts from professional baseball. However, the players are not paid to play, so as to maintain their NCAA eligibility. All Hamilton Joes games, as the rest of the GLSCL games, are played by NCAA baseball rules.
The Joes' roster is made up of players from around the U.S. They play their home games at Foundation Field in the city of Hamilton, Ohio.
The Hamilton Joes' team name and logo are taken directly from the city of Hamilton's native son, the former Major League Baseball pitcher and broadcaster of the Cincinnati Reds, Joe Nuxhall. The local legend's son, Kim Nuxhall, who founded and is the Executive Director for his father's namesake, the Joe Nuxhall Character Education Fund, agreed to allow the Joes to immortalize his father's memory, and the forename portion of his signature, "Joe", in the team logo.
Foundation Field was dedicated April 2, 2002. It was a $400,000 legacy gift from the Hamilton Community Foundation during the observance of its 50th anniversary. Foundation Field is the home field of the Miami University Hamilton baseball team. In the summer of 2003 the ballpark served as home field for the Florence Freedom, an independent minor league professional team in the Frontier League. The team played in Hamilton while a stadium was being built in Florence, Kentucky.
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